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@TIME exaggerates De Lima’s “heroism”, paints the Philippines as lawless under Duterte

Posted on April 22, 2017 By Ilda 22 Comments on @TIME exaggerates De Lima’s “heroism”, paints the Philippines as lawless under Duterte
@TIME exaggerates De Lima’s “heroism”, paints the Philippines as lawless under Duterte

As someone who still pays for a weekly subscription, I’m very disappointed at TIME Magazine editors. I just realised that after all these years reading about and admiring people featured on their annual 100 most influential list, it turns out that some on the list include people whose achievements were simply romanticised, exaggerated or completely…

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Campaign to put Duterte in @TIME ‘100 Most Influential’ list backfires!

Posted on April 21, 2017April 22, 2017 By benign0 15 Comments on Campaign to put Duterte in @TIME ‘100 Most Influential’ list backfires!
Campaign to put Duterte in @TIME ‘100 Most Influential’ list backfires!

Well, supporters of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte got what they wanted. Filipinos apparently logged on in droves on to the TIME Magazine website and spam-voted Duterte into its “100 Most Influential” list. As a result, Duterte actually topped the readers’ poll and did get a place amongst the most influential in the venerable news site’s…

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